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Awards & Publications

Awards and Honors

National Science Foundation Fellow, 1974 -1977

Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellow, 1977 - 1980

Galler Award for best Ph.D. thesis in the Division of Physical Sciences, University of Chicago, 1980

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, awarded by the Chemistry Student Advisory Committee, 1987

Faculty Fellow Award, awarded by the University of Utah Research Committee, 1988 - 1989

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, awarded by the Chemistry Student Advisory Committee, 1990

Robert W. Parry Teaching Award, 1991

Election as a Fellow of the AAAS, 1993

Editorial Board Member, Journal of Chemical Physics, 1997‑1999

University of Utah Distinguished Research Award, 1997

ASUU Students Choice Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1998

University of Utah Distinguished Teaching Award, 1999

William W. Epstein Outstanding Educator Award, sponsored by the Chemistry Student Advisory Committee, 2000, 2014

Election as a Fellow of the American Physical Society, 2004

William F. Meggers Award for outstanding work in spectroscopy, Optical Society of America, 2019

Fostering Undergraduate Excellence, 2021

Publications

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1. Michael D. Morse and John P. Chesick, "1,2-trans-diaminocyclohexane hydrobromide," Acta Crystallographica B32, 954-6 (1976). http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S0567740876004305

2. Michael D. Morse, Karl F. Freed, and Yehuda B. Band, "Rotational distributions in photodissociation: Application to ICN," Chem. Phys. Lett. 44, 125-30 (1976). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(76)80425-3

3. Michael D. Morse, Karl F. Freed, and Yehuda B. Band, "Photodissociation: Isotope effects and comparisons between theory and experiment," Chem. Phys. Lett. 49, 399-404 (1977). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(77)87001-2

4. Yehuda B. Band, Michael D. Morse, and Karl F. Freed, "Comparison of semiclassical treatments for evaluating Franck-Condon transition amplitudes for molecular dissociation," J. Chem. Phys. 68, 2702-09 (1978). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.436106

5. Michael D. Morse, Karl F. Freed, and Yehuda B. Band, "Rotational distributions from photodissociations I. Linear triatomic molecules," J. Chem. Phys. 70, 3604-19 (1979). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.437964

6. Michael D. Morse, Karl F. Freed, and Yehuda B. Band, "Rotational distributions from photodissociations II. Results from ICN + hv → I + CN(X 2Σ+)," J. Chem. Phys. 70, 3620-29 (1979). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.437965

7. Karl F. Freed, Michael D. Morse, and Yehuda B. Band, "State-to-state photochemical reaction dynamics in polyatomic molecules," Disc. Faraday Soc. 67, 297-305 (1979). http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/DC9796700297

8. Yehuda B. Band, Michael D. Morse, and Karl F. Freed, "Fragment angular distributions from photodissociation of polyatomic molecules," Chem. Phys. Lett. 67, 294-8 (1979). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(80)85012-3

9. Frank A. Novak, Stuart A. Rice, Michael D. Morse, and Karl F. Freed, "On rotational effects in radiationless processes in polyatomic molecules," in Radiationless Transitions, S.H. Lin, ed. (Academic, New York, 1980), pp. 135-83. 

10. Michael D. Morse and Karl F. Freed, "Rotational distributions in photodissociation: The bent triatomic molecule," Chem. Phys. Lett. 74, 49-55 (1980). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(80)85012-3

11. Michael D. Morse and Karl F. Freed, "Rotational and angular distributions from photodissociation III. Effects of dynamic axis switching in polyatomic molecules," J. Chem. Phys. 74, 4395-4417 (1981). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.441682

12. Michael D. Morse and Stuart A. Rice, "A test of the accuracy of an effective pair potential for liquid water," J. Chem. Phys. 74, 6514-16 (1981). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.440993

13. A. D. J. Haymet, Michael D. Morse, and Stuart A. Rice, "Structural test for intermolecular force models of crystalline HCl, " Mol. Phys. 43, 1451-57 (1981). http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00268978100102211

14. Michael D. Morse and Stuart A. Rice, "Tests of effective pair potentials for water: Predicted ice structures," J. Chem. Phys. 76, 650-660 (1982). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.442717

15. J. B. Hopkins, P. R. R. Langridge-Smith, M. D. Morse, and R. E. Smalley, "Supersonic metal cluster beams of refractory metals: Spectral investigations of ultracold Mo2," J. Chem. Phys. 78, 1627-37 (1983). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.444961

16. M. D. Morse, A. C. Puiu, and R. E. Smalley, "Intramolecular vibrational relaxation: Effects on electronic nonradiative relaxation rates," J. Chem. Phys. 78, 3435-44 (1983). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.445218

17. M. D. Morse and K. F. Freed, "Rotational distributions from photodissociations IV. The bent triatomic molecule," J. Chem. Phys. 78, 6045-65 (1983). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.444567

18. M. D. Morse, Y. B. Band, and K. F. Freed, "Angular distributions from photodissociations V. The bent triatomic molecule," J. Chem. Phys. 78, 6066-78 (1983). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.444568

19. M. Townsend, S. A. Rice, and M. D. Morse, "A test of an effective pair potential for liquid water," J. Chem. Phys. 79, 2496-98 (1983). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.446092

20. M. D. Morse, J. B. Hopkins, P. R. R. Langridge-Smith, and R. E. Smalley, "Spectroscopic studies of the jet-cooled copper trimer," J. Chem. Phys. 79, 5316-28 (1983). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.445694

21. P. R. R. Langridge-Smith, M. D. Morse, G. P. Hansen, R. E. Smalley, and A. J. Merer, "The bond length and electronic structure of V2," J. Chem. Phys. 80, 593-600 (1984). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.446769

22. M. D. Morse, G. P. Hansen, P. R. R. Langridge-Smith, Lan-Sun Zheng, M. E. Geusic, D. L. Michalopoulos, and R. E. Smalley, "Spectroscopic studies of the jet-cooled nickel dimer," J. Chem. Phys. 80, 5400-5405 (1984). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.446646

23. Michael D. Morse and R. E. Smalley, "Supersonic metal clusters," Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem. 88, 228-33 (1984). http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bbpc.19840880310

24. M. E. Geusic, M. D. Morse, and R. E. Smalley, "Hydrogen chemisorption on transition metal clusters," J. Chem. Phys. 82, 590-91 (1985). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.448732

25. M. E. Geusic, M. D. Morse, S. C. O'Brien, and R. E. Smalley, "Surface reactions of metal clusters I: The fast flow cluster reactor," Rev. Sci. Instr. 56, 2123-30 (1985). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.1138381

26. M. D. Morse, M. E. Geusic, J. R. Heath, and R. E. Smalley, "Surface reactions of metal clusters II: Reactivity surveys with D2, N2, and CO," J. Chem. Phys. 83, 2293-2304 (1985). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.449321

27. M. D. Morse, M. E. Geusic, S. C. O'Brien, and R. E. Smalley, "Photofragmentation processes in metal-ligand complexes: Benzene-tungsten and bis-benzene tungsten," Chem Phys. Lett. 122, 289-93 (1985). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(85)80579-0

28. Jianguo Li, John Daschbach, Jerry J. Smith, Michael D. Morse, and Stanley Pons, "The infrared spectra of surface metal atom vibrations. SNIFTIRS studies in the far infrared region using time resolved FTIR techniques," J. Electroanal. Chem. 209, 387-90 (1986). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-0728(86)80563-0

29. Michael D. Morse, "Clusters of transition metal atoms," Chem. Rev. 86, 1049-1109 (1986). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cr00076a005

30. Michael D. Morse, "Copper trimer: a revised assignment of the upper state of the 5397 � system," Chem. Phys. Lett. 133, 8-13 (1987). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(87)80044-1

31. Zhenwen Fu, George W. Lemire, Yoon Mi Hamrick, Scott Taylor, Jin-Cheng Shui, and Michael D. Morse, "Spectroscopic studies of the jet-cooled aluminum trimer," J. Chem. Phys. 88, 3524-31 (1988). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.453900

32. Y. Hamrick, S. Taylor, G. W. Lemire, Z.-W. Fu, J.-C. Shui, and M. D. Morse, "Evidence of structural isomerism in small niobium clusters," J. Chem. Phys. 88, 4095-98 (1988). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.453813

33. Scott Taylor, George W. Lemire, Yoon Mi Hamrick, Zhenwen Fu, and Michael D. Morse, "Resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy of jet-cooled Pt2," J. Chem. Phys. 89, 5517-23 (1988). (http://doi.org/10.1063/1.455577

34. George W. Lemire, Zhenwen Fu, Yoon Mi Hamrick, Scott Taylor, and Michael D. Morse, "New electronic band systems of jet-cooled C3: 266-302 nm," J. Phys. Chem. 93, 2313-19 (1989). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/j100343a024

35. Zhenwen Fu and Michael D. Morse, "Spectroscopy and electronic structure of jet-cooled NiCu," J. Chem. Phys. 90, 3417-26 (1989). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.455850

36. John G. McCaffrey, Robert R. Bennett, Michael D. Morse, and W. H. Breckenridge, "Laser excitation spectroscopy of the A and B states of jet-cooled copper dimer: Evidence for large electronic isotope shifts," J. Chem. Phys. 91, 92-103 (1989). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.457454

37. Yoon Mi Hamrick and Michael D. Morse, "Comparative cluster reaction studies of the V, Nb, Ta series," J. Phys. Chem. 93, 6494-6501 (1989). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/j100354a042

38. George W. Lemire, Gregory A. Bishea, Scott A. Heidecke, and Michael D. Morse, "Spectroscopy and electronic structure of jet-cooled GaAs," J. Chem. Phys. 92, 121-32 (1990). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.458481

39. Scott Taylor, Eileen M. Spain, and Michael D. Morse, "Resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy of jet-cooled NiPt," J. Chem. Phys. 92, 2698-2709 (1990). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.457967

40. Scott Taylor, Eileen M. Spain, and Michael D. Morse, "Spectroscopy and electronic structure of jet-cooled NiPd and PdPt," J. Chem. Phys. 92, 2710-20 (1990). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.457917

41. Gregory A. Bishea and Michael D. Morse, "The a 3S1(u)+ � X 1S(g)+ band systems of CuAu and Au2," Chem. Phys. Lett. 171, 430-32 (1990). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(90)85241-4

42. Eileen M. Spain and Michael D. Morse, "Bond strengths of transition metal diatomics: VNi and V2," Intl. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Processes 102, 183-97 (1990). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0168-1176(90)80059-C

43. Zhenwen Fu, George W. Lemire, Gregory A. Bishea, and Michael D. Morse, "Spectroscopy and electronic structure of jet-cooled Al2," J. Chem. Phys. 93, 8420-41 (1990). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.459280

44. Yoon Mi Hamrick, Scott Taylor, and Michael D. Morse, "Optical spectroscopy of jet-cooled MoO," J. Mol. Spectrosc. 146, 274-313 (1991). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-2852(91)90005-U

45. Eileen M. Spain, Jane M. Behm, and Michael D. Morse, "The A 1Σ+ ← X 1Σ+ band system of CrMo," Chem. Phys. Lett. 179, 411-16 (1991). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(91)87078-P

46. Michael D. Morse, "Clusters: Strange bits of matter," Encyclopaedia Britannica 1992 Yearbook of Science and the Future, 132-43 (1991). 

47. Gregory A. Bishea, Ninette Marak, and Michael D. Morse, "Spectroscopic studies of jet-cooled CuAg," J. Chem. Phys. 95, 5618-29 (1991). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.461637

48. Gregory A. Bishea, Jacqueline C. Pinegar, and Michael D. Morse, "The ground state and excited d-hole states of CuAu," J. Chem. Phys. 95, 5630-45 (1991). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.461638

49. Gregory A. Bishea and Michael D. Morse, "Spectroscopic studies of jet-cooled AgAu and Au2," J. Chem. Phys. 95, 5646-59 (1991). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.461639

50. Gregory A. Bishea, Caleb A. Arrington, Jane M. Behm, and Michael D. Morse, "Resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy of coinage metal trimers: Cu2Ag, Cu2Au, and CuAgAu," J. Chem. Phys. 95, 8765-78 (1991). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.461212

51. Gregory A. Bishea and Michael D. Morse, "Resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy of jet-cooled Au3," J. Chem. Phys. 95, 8779-92 (1991). (http://doi.org/10.1063/1.461213

52. Scott A. Heidecke, Zhenwen Fu, John R. Colt, and Michael D. Morse, "Spectroscopy of AlAr and AlKr from 31,000 cm-1 to the ionization limit," J. Chem. Phys. 97, 1692-1710 (1992). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.463157

53. Eileen M. Spain and Michael D. Morse, "Bond strengths of transition metal dimers: TiV, V2, TiCo, and VNi," J. Phys. Chem. 96, 2479-86 (1992). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/j100185a018

54. Eileen M. Spain, Jane M. Behm, and Michael D. Morse, "The 846 nm A′ 3Su+ � X 3Sg+ band system of jet-cooled V2," J. Chem. Phys. 96, 2511-16 (1992). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.462002

55. Eileen M. Spain and Michael D. Morse, "Spectroscopic studies of jet-cooled NiAu and PtCu," J. Chem. Phys. 97, 4605-15 (1992). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.463863

56. Eileen M. Spain and Michael D. Morse, "The dNi8dCu10s2s* manifold of excited electronic states of NiCu," J. Chem. Phys. 97, 4633-40 (1992). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.463866

57. Eileen M. Spain and Michael D. Morse, "Ligand-field theory applied to diatomic transition metals: Results for the dA9dB9σ2 states of Ni2, the dNi9dCu10σ2 states of NiCu, and the dNi8(3F)dCu10σ2σ*1 excited states of NiCu," J. Chem. Phys. 97, 4641-60 (1992). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.463867

58. Mats Doverst�l, Bo Lindgren, Ulf Sassenberg, Caleb A. Arrington, and Michael D. Morse, "The 3Π0u ← X 3Δ1g band system of jet-cooled Ti2," J. Chem. Phys. 97, 7087-92 (1992). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.463534

59. Solomon Bililign, Michael D. Morse, and W. H. Breckenridge, "Predissociation lifetimes of vibrational levels of the excited 1B1 (K = 0) electronic states of CdAH2 and CdAD2 complexes," J. Chem. Phys. 98, 2115-22 (1993). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.464189

60. Michael D. Morse, "Chemical bonding in the late transition metals: The nickel and copper group dimers," Advances in Metal and Semiconductor Clusters, Vol. I. Spectroscopy and Dynamics, edited by M. A. Duncan, (JAI Press, Greenwich, Conn., 1993), 83-121. 

61. Lon B. Knight, Jr., Robert M. Babb, Gina M. King, Allan J. McKinley, Michael D. Morse, and Caleb A. Arrington, "Laser vaporization generation of Y10B+, Y11B+, and YAl+ for electron spin resonance studies in neon matrices at 4K: Comparison with theoretical calculations," J. Chem. Phys. 98, 4404-12 (1993). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.465000

62. Larry M. Russon, Scott A. Heidecke, Michelle K. Birke, J. Conceicao, Peter B. Armentrout, and Michael D. Morse, "The bond strength of Co2+" Chem. Phys. Lett. 204, 235-40 (1993). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(93)90002-I63. Lon B. Knight, Jr., Allan J. McKinley, Robert M. Babb, Michael D. Morse, and Caleb Arrington, "Laser vaporization generation of the SiB and SiAl radicals for matrix isolation electron spin resonance studies: Comparison with theoretical calculations and assignment of their electronic ground states as X 4Σ," J. Chem. Phys. 98, 6749-57 (1993). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.464767

64. Jacqueline C. Pinegar, Jon D. Langenberg, and Michael D. Morse, "Resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy of jet-cooled Ag2Au," Chem. Phys. Lett. 212, 458-62 (1993). hhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(93)87228-U

65. Jane M. Behm, Caleb A. Arrington, Jon D. Langenberg, and Michael D. Morse, "Spectroscopic analysis of jet-cooled AlCu," J. Chem. Phys. 99, 6394-6408 (1993). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.465878

66. Jane M. Behm, Caleb A. Arrington, and Michael D. Morse, "Spectroscopic studies of jet-cooled AlNi," J. Chem. Phys. 99, 6409-15 (1993). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.465879

67. Lon B. Knight, Jr., Allan McKinley, and Michael D. Morse, "ESR investigation of Sc2+ in neon matrices and assignment of its ground electronic State as X 4Σ-," J. Chem. Phys. 99, 7376-83 (1993). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.465718

68. W. H. Breckenridge, Ingvar Wallace, David J. Funk, John G. Kaup, M. D. Morse, and Solomon Bililign, "Half-collision studies of singlet-to-triplet energy transfer: action spectroscopy and predissociation dynamics of electronically excited Cd�H2 and Cd�D2 Complexes," Proc. SPIE - Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 1858, 247-55 (1993). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.143091

69. Caleb A. Arrington, Thorsten Blume, Michael D. Morse, Mats Doverst�l, and Ulf Sassenberg, "Bond strengths of transition metal diatomics: Zr2, YCo, YNi, ZrCo, ZrNi, NbCo, and NbNi," J. Phys. Chem. 98, 1398-1406 (1994). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/j100056a005

70. Larry M. Russon, Scott A. Heidecke, Michelle K. Birke, J. Conceicao, Michael D. Morse, and P. B. Armentrout, "Photodissociation measurements of bond dissociation energies: Ti2+, V2+, Co2+, and Co3+," J. Chem. Phys. 100, 4747-55 (1994). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.466265

71. Jane M. Behm and Michael D. Morse, "Electronic spectroscopy and electronic structure of the smallest metal clusters: The diatomic 3d transition metal aluminides," Proc. SPIE - Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 2124, 388-99 (1994). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.178113

72. Andrew M. James, Pawel Kowalczyk, Benoit Simard, Jacqueline C. Pinegar, and Michael D. Morse, "The A′ 1u ← X 0g+ system of gold dimer," J. Mol. Spectrosc. 168, 248-57 (1994). http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jmsp.1994.1275

73. Jane M. Behm, Michael D. Morse, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Jack Simons, "Interaction of an Al atom with an alkaline earth atom: Spectroscopic and ab initio investigations of jet-cooled AlCa," J. Chem. Phys. 101, 5441-53 (1994). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.467333

74. Jane M. Behm, Thorsten Blume, and Michael D. Morse, "Interaction of an Al atom with a closed subshell metal atom: spectroscopic analysis of jet-cooled AlZn," J. Chem. Phys. 101, 5454-63 (1994). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.467334

75. Jane M. Behm, Dale J. Brugh, and Michael D. Morse, "Spectroscopic analysis of the open 3d subshell transition metal aluminides: AlV, AlCr, and AlCo," J. Chem. Phys. 101, 6487-99 (1994). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.468343

76. Jane M. Behm and Michael D. Morse, "Resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy of AlMn and an analysis of the chemical bonding in the 3d series of transition metal aluminides," J. Chem. Phys. 101, 6500-11 (1994). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.468344

77. Jacqueline C. Pinegar, Jon D. Langenberg, C. A. Arrington, E. M. Spain, and M. D. Morse, "Ni2 revisited: Reassignment of the ground electronic state," J. Chem. Phys. 102, 666-74 (1995). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.469562

78. Caleb A. Arrington, Michael D. Morse, and Mats Doverstal, "Spectroscopy of mixed early-late transition metal diatomics: ScNi, YPd, and ZrCo," J. Chem. Phys. 102, 1895-1904 (1995). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.468755

79. Caleb A. Arrington, Jon D. Langenberg, Jacqueline C. Pinegar, Michael D. Morse, Mats Doverst�l, and Ulf Sassenberg, "Spectroscopy of jet-cooled AlY," J. Phys. Chem. 99, 2589-93 (1995). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/j100009a017

80. Caleb A. Arrington, Dale J. Brugh, Michael D. Morse, and Mats Doverst�l, "Spectroscopy of jet-cooled YCu," J. Chem. Phys. 102, 8704-13 (1995). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.468973

81. Jon D. Langenberg and Michael D. Morse, "Bond energies of transition metal dimers: TiZr, TiNb, and ZrV," Chem. Phys. Lett. 239, 25-30 (1995). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(95)00420-9

82. Ingvar Wallace, Solomon Bililign, David J. Funk, John G. Kaup, M. D. Morse, and W. H. Breckenridge, "Half-collision studies of singlet-to-triplet energy transfer within electronically excited Cd�H2 and Cd�D2 complexes," in The Chemical Dynamics and Kinetics of Small Radicals, Kopin Liu and Albert Wagner, editors, Part II (World Scientific, 1996), pp 536-572. 

83. Robert F. Gunion, St. John Dixon-Warren, W. C. Lineberger, and Michael D. Morse, "Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Molybdenum and Molybdenum Monoxide Anions," J. Chem. Phys. 104, 1765-73 (1996). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.470975

84. Michael D. Morse, "Supersonic beam sources," in Methods of Experimental Physics: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics,Vol II. Atoms and Molecules, edited by F. B. Dunning and R. Hulet, (Academic Press, Inc., Orlando, Florida, 1996), pp 21-47. (PDF File) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0076-695X(08)60784-X

85. Lon B. Knight, Jr., Keith A. Keller, Robert M. Babb, and Michael D. Morse, "Electron-spin resonance studies of the titanium cation (Ti+, 3d3, 4F) in rare gas matrices at 4 K: A crystal field interpretation," J. Chem. Phys. 105, 5331-40 (1996). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.472401

86. Dale J. Brugh and Michael D. Morse, "Resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy of the 13-electron triatomic Si2N," Chem. Phys. Lett. 267, 370‑376 (1997). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0009-2614(97)00108-5

87. Larry M. Russon, Gretchen K. Rothschopf, and Michael D. Morse, "Resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy of LiCu," J. Chem. Phys 107, 1079‑85 (1997). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.474455

88. Dale J. Brugh and Michael D. Morse, "Optical spectroscopy of jet‑cooled FeC between 12,000 cm-1 and 18,100 cm-1," J. Chem. Phys. 107, 9772‑82 (1997). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.475275

89. Jon D. Langenberg and Michael D. Morse, "The bond energy of Rh2," J. Chem. Phys. 108, 2331‑5 (1998). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.475618

90. W. H. Breckenridge, M. D. Morse, and John G. McCaffrey, �A pair potentials study of matrix‑isolated atomic zinc. II. Intersystem crossing in rare gas clusters and matrices,� J. Chem. Phys.109, 3137‑44 (1998). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.476905

91. L. M. Russon, G. K. Rothschopf, M. D. Morse, A. I. Boldyrev, and Jack Simons, "Two‑photon ionization spectro�scopy� and all‑electron ab initio study of LiCa," J. Chem. Phys. 109, 6655‑65 (1998). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.477317

92. Dale J. Brugh, Theodore J. Ronningen, and Michael D. Morse, "First spectroscopic investigation of the 4d transition metal monocarbide MoC," J. Chem. Phys. 109, 7851‑62 (1998). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.477432

93. Jon D. Langenberg, Ryan S. DaBell, Lian Shao, Dawn Dreessen, and Michael D. Morse, "Resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy of jet-cooled RuC," J. Chem. Phys. 109, 7863‑75 (1998). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.477433

94. Jon D. Langenberg, Lian Shao, and Michael D. Morse, "Resonant two‑photon ionization spectroscopy of jet‑cooled PdC," J. Chem. Phys. 111, 4077‑86 (1999). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.479735

95. Colan Linton, Benoit Simard, Hans Peter Loock, Sara Wallin, Gretchen K. Rothschopf, Robert F. Gunion, Michael D. Morse, and Peter B. Armentrout, "Rydberg and PFI‑ZEKE spectra of YO," J. Chem. Phys. 111, 5017‑5026 (1999). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.479759

96. D. L. Patrick, V. J. Cee, M. D. Morse, and T. P. Beebe, Jr., "Nanometer‑Scale Aspects of Molecular Ordering in Nanocrystalline Domains at a Solid Interface: The Role of Liquid Crystal ‑ Surface Interactions Studied by STM and Molecular Corrals," J. Phys. Chem. B 103(39), 8328‑8336 (1999). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp992142p

97. Lian Shao, Shane M. Sickafoose, Jon D. Langenberg, Dale J. Brugh and Michael D. Morse, "Resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy of jet-cooled PtSi," J. Chem. Phys. 112, 4118‑23 (2000). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.480960

98. Jacqueline C. Fabbi, Jon D. Langenberg, and Michael D. Morse, "The [17.0]2Π1/2 ← X 2Π1/2 System of AlCa," Chem. Phys. Lett. 320, 303‑6 (2000). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0009-2614(00)00252-9

99. Shane M. Sickafoose, Jon D. Langenberg, and Michael D. Morse, "Rotationally Resolved Spectra of Isovalent NbCr and VCr," J. Phys. Chem A 104, 3521‑7 (2000) (Marilyn Jacox Festschrift). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp993281

100. Ryan S. DaBell, Raymond G. Meyer, and Michael D. Morse, "Electronic structure of the 4d transition metal carbides: Dispersed fluorescence spectroscopy of MoC, RuC, and PdC," J. Chem. Phys. 114, 2938‑54 (2001). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1316042

101. Zhenwen Fu, Larry M. Russon, Michael D. Morse, and P. B. Armentrout, "Photodissociation measurements of bond dissociation energies: D0(Al2‑Al), D0(TiO+‑Mn), and D0(V2+‑V)," Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 204(1/3), 143‑57 (2001).  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1387-3806(00)00331-6

102. Shane M. Sickafoose, David A. Hales, and Michael D. Morse, "The near infrared 2Π(aβJ) ← X 2Σ+(bβS) band systems of TiCo and ZrCo," Canadian Journal of Physics, 79, 229‑245 (2001). http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjp-79-2/3-229

103. Jacqueline C. Fabbi, Jon D. Langenberg, Quinton D. Costello, Michael D. Morse, and Lars Karlsson, "Dispersed fluorecence spectroscopy of jet-cooled AgAu and Pt2," J. Chem. Phys. 115, 7543-49 (2001). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1407273

104. Shane M. Sickafoose, Adam W. Smith, and Michael D. Morse, "Optical spectroscopy of tungsten carbide (WC)," J. Chem. Phys. 116, 993-1003 (2002). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1427068

105. Marc B. Airola and Michael D. Morse, "Rotationally resolved spectroscopy of Pt2," J. Chem. Phys. 116, 1313-1317 (2002). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1428753

106. Dale J. Brugh and Michael D. Morse, "Resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy of NiC," J. Chem. Phys. 117, 10703-14 (2002). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1519257

107. Ned F. Lindholm, Dale J. Brugh, Gretchen K. Rothschopf, Shane M. Sickafoose, and Michael D. Morse, "Optical spectroscopy of jet-cooled NiSi," J. Chem. Phys. 118, 2190-2196 (2003). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1534107

108. Jacqueline C. Fabbi, Lars Karlsson, Jon D. Langenberg, Quinton D. Costello, and Michael D. Morse, "Dispersed fluorescence spectroscopy of AlNi, NiAu, and PtCu," J. Chem. Phys. 118, 9247-56 (2003). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1567712

109. Ned F. Lindholm, David A. Hales, Linnea A. Ober, and Michael D. Morse, "Optical spectroscopy of RuC: 18 000 � 24 000 cm-1," J. Chem. Phys. 121, 6855-60 (2004). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1789913

110. Dale J. Brugh, Ryan S. DaBell, and Michael D. Morse, "Vibronic spectroscopy of unsaturated transition metal complexes: CrC2H, CrCH3, and NiCH3," J. Chem. Phys. 121 12379-85 (2004). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1821497

111. Saeyoung Shin, Dale J. Brugh, and Michael D. Morse, "Radiative lifetime of the v=0,1 levels of the A6S+ state of CrH," Astrophys. J. 619, 407-11 (2005). http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/426468

112. Gretchen K. Rothschopf and Michael D. Morse, "Monoligated monovalent Ni: The 3d9ni manifold of states of NiCu and comparison to the 3d9 states of AlNi, NiH, NiCl, and NiF," J. Phys. Chem. A 109, 11358-64 (appeared in the Jack Simons Festschrift). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp053022m

113. Alonzo Martinez and Michael D. Morse, "Infrared Diode Laser Spectroscopy of Jet-Cooled NiCO, Ni(CO)3(13CO), and Ni(CO)3(C18O)," J. Chem. Phys. 124, 124316/1-124316/8 (2006). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2180249

114. Hongbin Ding, Michael D. Morse, Cristina Apetrei, Lukasz Chacaga, and John Maier, "Resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy of BNB," J. Chem. Phys., 125, 194315/1 - 194315/7 (2006). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2390713

115. Ramya Nagarajan and Michael D. Morse, "Spin-forbidden c 3Σ1+ ← X 1Σ+ band system of YF," J. Chem. Phys.126, 144309/1-6 (2007). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2714525

116. H. Ding, M. D. Morse, and J. P. Maier, "Vibronic analysis of the B 2Πg ← X 2Σu+ band system of BNB," Mol. Phys. 105 (9), 1251-61 (2007). http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00268970701338874

117. Ramya Nagarajan, Shane M. Sickafoose, and Michael D. Morse, "Rotationally resolved spectra of jet-cooled VMo," J. Chem. Phys.127, 014311/1-8 (2007). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2747617

118. Ramya Nagarajan and Michael D. Morse, "The 1Π ← X1Σ+ band systems of jet-cooled ScCo and YCo," J. Chem. Phys.127, 074304/1-8 (2007). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2756533

119. Ned Lindholm and Michael D. Morse, "Rotationally resolved spectra of jet-cooled RuSi," J. Chem. Phys.127, 084317/1-5 (2007). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2761889

120. Ramya Nagarajan and Michael D. Morse, "Electronic spectroscopy of jet-cooled NbMo," J. Chem. Phys.127, 164305/1-6 (2007). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2778681

121. Olha Krechkivska and Michael D. Morse, "Resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy of jet-cooled OsC," J. Chem. Phys.128, 084314 (2008). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2827482

122. Caleb A. Arrington and Michael D. Morse, "Spectroscopy of jet-cooled Bi3," J. Phys. Chem. B, 112, 16182-92 (2008). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp806436n

123. Richard J. Plowright, Adrian M. Gardner, Carolyn D. Withers, Timothy G. Wright, Michael D. Morse, and W. H. Breckenridge, “Electronic Spectroscopy of the 6p ¬ 6s Transition in Au•Ne: Trends in the Au• RG Series,” J. Phys. Chem. A , 114, 3103-13 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp908477q

124. Dale J. Brugh, Michael D. Morse, Apostolos Kalemos, and Aristides Mavridis, “Electronic spectroscopy and electronic structure of diatomic CrC,” J. Chem. Phys. 133, 034303/1-8 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3456178

125. Olha Krechkivska and Michael D. Morse, “Resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy of jet-cooled tantalum carbide, TaC,” J. Chem. Phys. 133, 054309/1-8 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3464486

126. Michael D. Morse and John P. Maier, “Detection of Nonpolar Ions in 2Π3/2 States by Radioastronomy via Magnetic Dipole Transitions,” Astrophys. J. 732, 103-8 (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/732/2/103

127. Alonzo Martinez and Michael D. Morse, “Spectroscopy of diatomic ZrF and ZrCl: 760 - 555 nm,” J. Chem. Phys. 135, 024308/1-10 (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3608055

128. Maria A. Garcia and Michael D. Morse, “Resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy of jet-cooled OsN: 520 - 418 nm,” J. Chem. Phys. 135, 114304/1-12 (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3633694

129. Alonzo Martinez, Ned Lindholm, and Michael D. Morse, “Resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy of jet-cooled PdSi,” J. Chem. Phys. 135, 134308/1-8 (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3642602

130. Olha Krechkivska and Michael D. Morse, “ZrFe, a sextuply-bonded diatomic transition metal?,” J. Phys. Chem. A. 117(6), 992-1000(2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp301096z

131. K. R. Geethalakshmi, Fernando Ruipérez, Stefan Knecht, Jesus M. Ugalde, Michael D. Morse, and Ivan Infante, “An interpretation of the absorption and emission spectra of the gold dimer using modern theoretical tools,” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 14, 8732-41 (2012). http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C2CP40898H

132. Olha Krechkivska, Michael D. Morse, Apostolos Kalemos, and Aristides Mavridis, “Electronic spectroscopy and electronic structure of diatomic TiFe,” J. Chem. Phys.,137, 054302/1-12 (2012). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4738958

133. Maria A. Garcia and Michael D. Morse, “Electronic spectroscopy and electronic structure of copper acetylide, CuCCH,” J. Chem. Phys. A 117, 9860-9870 (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp312841q.

134. Maria A. Garcia, Carolin Vietz, Fernando Ruipérez, Michael D. Morse, and Ivan Infante, “Electronic spectroscopy and electronic structure of diatomic IrSi,” J. Chem. Phys. 138, 154306/1-9 (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4801328

135. Daniel J. Matthew and Michael D. Morse, “Resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy of jet-cooled UN: Determination of the ground state,” J. Chem. Phys. 138, 184303/1-7 (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4803472.

136. Olha Krechkivska and Michael D. Morse, “Electronic spectroscopy of diatomic VC,” J. Phys. Chem. A 117, 13284-13291 (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp404710s

137. Anh Le, Timothy C. Steimle, Michael D. Morse, Maria A. Garcia, Lan Cheng, and John F. Stanton,“Hyperfine Interactions and Electric Dipole Moments in the [16.0]1.5(v=6), [16.0]3.5(v=7) and X 2Δ5/2 States of Iridium Monosilicide, IrSi,” J. Phys. Chem. A 117, 13292-13302 (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp404950p .

138. Dale J. Brugh and Michael D. Morse, “Rotational analysis of the band of the6Σ+ ←  6Σ+ system of CrCCH,” J. Chem. Phys. 141, 064304/1-9 (2014). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4890972

139. Eric L. Johnson and Michael D. Morse, “The electronic band system of nickel acetylide, NiCCH,” Mol. Phys. 113(15-16), 2255-2266 (2015).http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00268976.2015.1023751

140. Eric L. Johnson and Michael D. Morse, “Resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy of jet-cooled OsSi,” J. Chem. Phys. 143, 104303/1-12 (2015). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4929483

141. Daniel J. Matthew, Sang Hoon Oh, Andrew Sevy, and Michael D. Morse, “The bond length and bond energy of gaseous CrW,” J. Chem. Phys. 144, 214306 (2016). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4952453

142. Eric L. Johnson, Quincy C. Davis, and Michael D. Morse, “Predissociation measurements of bond dissociation energies: VC, VN, and VS,” J. Chem. Phys. 144,234306/1-9 (2016). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4953782

143. Jason J. Sorensen, Thomas D. Persinger, Andrew Sevy, Jordan A. Franchina, Eric L. Johnson, and Michael D. Morse, “Bond dissociation energies of diatomic transition metal selenides: TiSe, ZrSe, HfSe, VSe, NbSe, and TaSe,” J. Chem. Phys. 145, 214308/1-10 (2016). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4968601

144. Daniel J. Matthew, Erick Tieu, and Michael D. Morse, “Determination of the bond dissociation energies of FeX and NiX (X = C, S, Se),” J. Chem. Phys. 146, 144310/1-10 (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4979679

145. Andrew Sevy, Jason J. Sorensen, Thomas D. Persinger, Jordan A. Franchina, Eric L. Johnson, and Michael D. Morse, “Bond Dissociation Energies of TiSi, ZrSi, HfSi, VSi, NbSi, and TaSi,” J. Chem. Phys. 147, 084301/1-8 (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4986213

146. Andrew Sevy, Robert F. Huffaker, and Michael D. Morse, “Bond Dissociation Energies of Tungsten Molecules: WC, WSi, WS, WSe, and WCl,” J. Phys. Chem. A, 121, 9446-9457 (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.7b09704

147. Andrew Sevy, Daniel J. Matthew, and Michael D. Morse, “Bond Dissociation Energies of TiC, ZrC, HfC, ThC, NbC, and TaC,” J. Chem. Phys. 149, 044306/1-12 (2018). https://dx.doi.org /10.1063/1.5041422

148. Andrew Sevy, Erick Tieu, and Michael D. Morse, “Bond Dissociation Energies of FeSi, RuSi, OsSi, CoSi, RhSi, IrSi, NiSi, and PtSi,” J. Chem. Phys. 149, 174307/1-11 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5050934

149. Michael D. Morse, “Predissociation Measurements of Bond Dissociation Energies,” Accts. Chem. Res. 52, 119-126 (2019). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.accounts.8b00526

150. Andrew Sevy, Dakota M. Merriles, Rachel S. Wentz, and Michael D. Morse, “Bond dissociation energies of ScSi, YSi, LaSi, ScC, YC, LaC, CoC, and YCH” J. Chem. Phys. 151, 024302/1-14 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5098330

151. Dakota M. Merriles, Erick Tieu, and Michael D. Morse, “Bond dissociation energies of FeB, CoB, NiB, RuB, RhB, OsB, IrB, and PtB,” J. Chem. Phys. 151, 044302 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5113511

152. Jason J. Sorensen, Erick Tieu, and Michael D. Morse, “Bond dissociation energies of diatomic transition metal selenides: ScSe, YSe, RuSe, OsSe, CoSe, RhSe, IrSe, and PtSe,” J. Chem. Phys. 152, 124305 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0003136

153. Jason J. Sorensen, Erick Tieu, Christopher Nielson, Andrew Sevy, Kimberly H. Tomchak and Michael D. Morse, “Bond dissociation energies of diatomic transition metal sulfides: ScS, YS, TiS, ZrS, HfS, NbS, and TaS,” J. Chem. Phys. 152, 194307 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0009132

154. Jason J. Sorensen, Erick Tieu, and Michael D. Morse, “Bond dissociation energies of the diatomic late transition metal sulfides: RuS, OsS, CoS, RhS, IrS, and PtS,” J. Chem. Phys. 152, 244305 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0011754

155. Dakota M. Merriles, Andrew Sevy, Christopher Nielson, and Michael D. Morse, “The bond dissociation energy of VO measured by resonant three-photon ionization spectroscopy,” J. Chem. Phys., 153, 024303 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0014006

156. Jason J. Sorensen, Erick Tieu, Andrew Sevy, Dakota M. Merriles, Christopher Nielson, Joshua C. Ewigleben, and Michael D. Morse, “Bond dissociation energies of transition metal oxides: CrO, MoO, RuO, and RhO,” J. Chem. Phys., 153, 074303 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0021052

157. Jason J. Sorensen, Erick Tieu,  and Michael D. Morse, “Bond dissociation energies of the lanthanide sulfides and selenides,” J. Chem. Phys., 154, 124307 (2021). https:doi.org/10.1063/5.0042695

158. Dakota M. Merriles, Christopher Nielson, Erick Tieu, and Michael D. Morse, “Chemical Bonding and Electronic Structure of the Early Transition Metal Borides: ScB, TiB, VB, YB, ZrB, NbB, LaB, HfB, TaB, and WB,” J. Phys. Chem. A, 125(20), 4420-34 (2021). (Alexander Boldyrev Festschrift). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.1c02886  

159. Dakota M. Merriles, Kimberly H. Tomchak, Joshua C. Ewigleben, and Michael D. Morse,  “Predissociation measurements of the bond dissociation energies of EuO, TmO, and YbO,” Chem. Phys., 155, 144303 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0068543  

160. Demeter Tzeli, Ioannis Karapetsas, Dakota M. Merriles, Joshua C. Ewigleben, and Michael D.  Morse, “Molybdenum-Sulfur Bond: Electronic Structure of Low-Lying States of MoS,” J. Phys. Chem. A, 126, 1168-1181 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.1c10672  

161. Dakota M. Merriles, Kimberly H. Tomchak, Christopher Nielson, and Michael D. Morse, “Early Transition Metals Strengthen the B2 Bond in MB2 Complexes,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. (Communication), 144(17) 7557-7561 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c13709  

162. Dakota M. Merriles and Michael D. Morse, “Ionization energies and cationic bond dissociation energies of RuB, RhB, OsB, IrB, and PtB,” J. Chem. Phys. 157, 074303 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0107086  

163. Dakota M. Merriles, Annie S. Knapp, Yexalen Barrera-Casas, Andrew Sevy, Jason J. Sorensen, and Michael D. Morse, “Bond dissociation energies of diatomic transition metal nitrides,” J. Chem.  Phys. 158, 084308 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0141182

164. Dakota M. Merriles, Anthony London, Erick Tieu, Christopher Nielson, and Michael D. Morse, Probing the Chemical Bond Between Lanthanides and Carbon: CeC, PrC, NdC, LuC, and TmC2,”, Inorg. Chem. 62(24), 9589-9601 (2023). https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01042

165. Dakota M. Merriles and Michael D. Morse, “CrN, CuB, and AuB: A Tale of Two Dissociation Limits,” J. Phys. Chem. Lett., submitted June 22, 2023.

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